(Hillary) Clinton opens door to gay activists - AP

[Eugene]

Clinton opens door to gay activists

By DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writer

30 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton told the nation's leading gay rights
group in an unpublicized speech that she wants a partnership with gays if elected
president.

Clinton also said she opposes the "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays in the
military that was instituted during her husband's presidency.

"I am proud to stand by your side," Clinton said in a keynote speech Friday to the
Human Rights Campaign. Neither Clinton's campaign nor her Senate office made any
announcement that she would be making the Friday address.

In the speech, Clinton joked that she shares the same initials as the group, and
pledged to maintain the same close working relationship that last year helped defeat
the federal amendment which would have banned same-sex marriage.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070305/ap_on_el_pr/clinton_gays_1

[Taverner]

1. The fact that this was an unpublicized meeting leads me to think she's serious

[AshevilleGuy]

2. Well I should hope so!

I would have thought this would be a foregone conclusion, for all the Dem candidates.